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    mechanical ignition advancer (CB 200)

    After determining the lobes on my ignition advancer were uneven (thus causing uneven point gapping per turn and uneven ignition firing/improper timing) I decided to purchase the best looking (used) advancer I could on ebay and will rebuild the best I can out of both units. I'll mark up each unit...
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    CL200 - High idle, lack of power in 5th gear

    Hi Guys - I had this posted over at the honda twins forum but wasn't getting any responses so I guess I need to reach out to a broader audience. I'm getting ready to take on two separate (though perhaps related) issues that I've had with my bike and if anything am looking for some guidance on...
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    1 week - suggestions on what to tackle

    So I've got a week off work and what looks to be good weather. I'm new to working on my bike (CL 200) but have made some progress over the summer (fixed all oil leaks, carbs cleaned and rebuilt, clutch rebuilt). Currently the bike will idle at about 1,800 once warm (smoothly at least), and...
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    CL200 carb tuning

    Just rebuilt the carbs on my CL200 and did my best to bench sync them when installing them (eyeball test said the needles were moving up exactly together, anyway). Bike will now idle at 1,000 to 1,200 rpm which is a huge improvement. My issue for now is that if I give the throttle a real quick...
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    New clutch, still slipping - just a bit

    1974 Honda CL200 - I put in new friction plates, steel A&B plates, and clutch springs. Torque wrenched the bolts holding the springs in at 7ft/lbs. All steel plates are oriented in the same direction. Readjusted the clutch from the bottom adjuster after finishing (Start to finish per shop...
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    CL200 Carb tuning

    Hi Guys, I've got a stock CL200 that I've been working on this summer. Since I've gotten it I've replaced all the clutch (then adjusted), new battery, cleaned the petcock, cleaned the oil filter, a few oil changes, muffler patch welded (baffles sound a little clanky in there), new exhaust crush...
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